A passenger who had been to China and was unwell during a flight to Hobart has been cleared of the coronavirus.
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Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch said the man, who reported feeling unwell during the flight on Friday afternoon, had tested negative for the coronavirus.
"Other passengers aboard the flight are being informed," Dr Veitch said.
Passengers on the Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Hobart were left grounded at Hobart Airport after the man became ill and was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital for assessment.
The man's results came from a laboratory in Victoria but Dr Veitch is optimistic tests for the virus may soon be able to be done in Tasmania.
Dr Veitch has supported the Federal Government's travel ban in the wake of the virus outbreak.
He has also moved to assure Tasmanians that health services are prepared ot handle any cases of the caronavirus.
"What occurred yesterday was quite a dramatic escalation of our containment measures," Dr Veitch said.
"But the expert groups in Australia thought that it was appropriate given the risk of the emergence of wider spread disease in China over the coming days and weeks.
"So it was really a major measure to make sure that Australia's approach is safe and precautionary."
Dr Veitch said Tasmanian hospitals would be prepared if there were outbreaks in the state.
"We have good processes and experienced staff who understand processes of isolation and contact tracing and providing advice to those people who may have been exposed if a case occurs in Tasmania," he said.
"The hospital system is also doing some planning around the possibility of having more than two cases.
"We're really right in there on the first act and sometimes the plot changes as you go along a little bit."
The measures taken so far were "cautionary" and designed to protect people's health, he said.
He said only one per cent of people with coronavirus had died.